POOPLE #113 · 5 Dec 2025

RICE to POOP.

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6shortest moves

17shortest paths

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01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.

You can get from RICE to POOP in 6 moves. That means 7 words, including the start.

02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.

One shortest route starts by changing letter 1. You do not have to match a letter in POOP on every move.

03Your first stepping stoneReveal the first word of a shortest route.

Try DICE. From there, you have 5 moves left.DICE

04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

RICE · DICE · DIME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP

17 shortest paths in the checked word list. View the full explanation

Every step, explained.

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All 17 equivalent shortest paths

Legal choices change one letter. Shortest-route choices also reduce the remaining distance by one; the counts below refer to the route shown above.

Word	Legal choices	On a shortest route	Next words on a shortest route
RICE	14	6	DICE, LICE, RILE, RIME, RIPE, RISE
DICE	11	1	DIME
DIME	12	1	DOME
DOME	16	1	POME
POME	11	1	POMP
POMP	6	1	POOP

Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.